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This One Thing Still Beats Any Algorithm

Christina Metcalf

Your Best Customers Probably Don’t Know Everything You Offer

Christina Metcalf

How to Use Connections As a Competitive Advantage

Christina Metcalf

Your Business Has Changed. Has Your Insurance?

When you first opened your business, you probably checked a long list of boxes. Business license? Done. Website? Yep. Insurance? Handled. But here’s the thing about your businesses—you’re probably not the same business today as you were when you opened. Not if you’re successful. You’ve had to change, keep up with demand, even possibly pivot. Maybe you added services, hired people, bought equipment, or moved locations. Perhaps you branched out to selling online or hosting

Heather Clear

Need Money for Your Small Business?

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has launched the Patriot Pitch Competition, a national pitch contest designed to spotlight innovative small businesses across the country. The competition includes a $1 million cash prize pool funded by Clover Network, Inc., and eligible small businesses are encouraged to apply by June 10 at 11:59 p.m. ET. For small business owners who have used qualifying SBA capital products, this could be more than a chance at prize money. It’s also an opportunity to:

Christina Metcalf

Are You Accidentally Killing Your Business’ Unique Value Proposition?

Christina Metcalf

Why Downtown Neosho Still Matters — And the Numbers Prove It

Recent visitation data shows that many of Neosho’s biggest visitor weekends are tied directly to downtown events and experiences like Fall Festival, Celebrate Neosho, Stars Hollow, Flower Walk and the Christmas Parade & Holiday Market. 📈❤️ These events are bringing tens of thousands of visitors into our community to shop, eat, explore and support local businesses. Downtown Neosho is not a thing of the past — it continues to be one of our community’s strongest assets for tourism, economic activity and

Lauri Lyerla

How to Turn One Happy Customer Into Three New Leads

Christina Metcalf

Smart Ways to Use Summer Interns in Any Business

Christina Metcalf

7 Things You Should Do Before Hiring for the Summer

It’s getting to be that time of year again—the summer scramble for capable employees. Colleges are about to go on break. High schools will finish up soon thereafter, and eager summer employees are looking for jobs now. In the past, you probably posted a job, hired fast as fast as you could, and hoped for the best. But seasonal hiring doesn’t have to feel like a gamble. Done right, it can give you flexibility, protect your margins, and improve your customer experience. Done wrong, it creates more work than

Christina Metcalf